Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1160 | 1468 | 1747 | 1847 | 1461 | 1000 | 722 | 586 | 658 | 658 | 672 | 800 | 817 | 1238 | 1316 | 1219 | 989 | 1007 | 1102 | 1201 | 1386 | 1520 | 1639 | 1769 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.66m | 9:01AM1.59m | 9:24PM1.65m | 9:54AM1.64m | 10:17PM1.67m | 10:50AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.38m | 3:16PM0.39m | 3:45AM0.36m | 4:09PM0.37m | 4:35AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 311 | 81 | 146 | 146 | 158 | 433 | 586 | 586 | 658 | 658 | 672 | 800 | 817 | 1238 | 1316 | 1219 | 989 | 1007 | 1102 | 1201 | 1386 | 1520 | 1639 | 1769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | 85 | 297 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 176 | 169 | 163 | 207 | 210 | 102 | 83 | 178 | 136 | 121 | 123 | 96 | 203 | 198 | 243 | 280 | 351 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SW 12 | — | — | S 22 | SW 21 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 40 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 434 | 198 | 186 | 7 | 29 | 56 | 61 | 144 | 35 | — | — | 36 | 18 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1160 | 1468 | 1747 | 1847 | 1461 | 1000 | 722 | 563 | 411 | 261 | 192 | — | — | 60 | 65 | 51 | 94 | 240 | 557 | 619 | 585 | 595 | 500 | 620 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 145 | 145 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 43 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
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